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Author Archive: Cary Benbow

Interview with photographer Alexandra McNichols-Torroledo
The Enduring Image: Alexandra McNichols-Torroledo’s Visual Narratives of Resilience Alexandra McNichols-Torroledo stands as a compelling voice in contemporary photography, her eye and creative practice is turned toward the complicated tapestry of human experience with immigration, environmental urgency, and cultural preservation. Over the last decade, McNichols-Torroledo, a Colombian-born artist, has focused her work on the indigenous
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Interview with featured photographer Sasha Hitchcock
For the Open Theme of Issue 131, we have the privilege of featuring the work of Sasha Hitchcock, a UK-based photographer whose work delves deep into the human psyche. Her featured portfolio, “Skeleton Woman,” is a profound expedition into the self. Described as a “treasure map-like journey,” the project bravely navigates the often unseen realm
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Location: Online Type: Black and White, Featured Photographer, Interview

Book Review: 10 Years by Sandra Cattaneo Adorno
Sandra Cattaneo Adorno’s 10 Years from Radius Books was immediately an object of curiosity when I opened the cover. First off, I wasn’t sure if I opened the front or back cover because the pages flowed from either direction. The viewer enters the work without introduction, save a brief but solemn title page, with no
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Location: Online Type: Book Review

Book Review: We Will Return To You by Hannah Altman
Hannah Altman stands out in the crowded field of contemporary photobooks, creating work that is both uniquely resonant and profoundly personal. Her latest offering, We Will Return To You, published by Saint Lucy Books, is a carefully crafted visual journey, a tender yet profound exploration of heritage, memory, and the enduring power of storytelling. Altman
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Location: Online Type: Book Review

Book Review: A Year in Avignon: A Memoir by Hans Hickerson
A journey of transformation is a powerful and enduring trope that resonates deeply because it mirrors our own experiences of growth and change through life’s adventures, big or small. In essence, this form of storytelling explores how a character, often thrust into unfamiliar circumstances through a journey, undergoes significant internal changes. They rarely return to
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Location: Online Type: Book Review

Book Review: Thirty-Six Views of the Golden Gate Bridge by Arthur Drooker
A foundational quote from Joseph Strauss, the Golden Gate’s visionary chief engineer, in part gave Arthur Drooker inspiration in his project and resulting book, Thirty-Six Views of the Golden Gate Bridge. Strauss said, “Our world today revolves completely around things which at one time couldn’t be done because they were supposedly beyond the limits of
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Location: Online Type: Book Review

REVIEW: ‘Trained Histories’ explores AI’s Intersection with Photography and Historical Narrative
In an age of AI-generated imagery, the question of ‘What is real?’ is more relevant than ever. The exhibition, ‘Trained Histories’, at Indianapolis’s Aurora PhotoCenter doesn’t shy away from this complex issue; instead, it invites us to explore our relationship with History and explore the evolving nature of photography itself. ‘Trained Histories’ is an engaging
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Location: Indiana, Indianapolis Type: Essay, Exhibition

Interview with photographer Nick Brandt: The Echo of Our Voices
For over a decade, photographer Nick Brandt has distinguished himself by crafting powerful visual narratives that explore the complex relationship between humanity and the natural world. His latest project, The Echo of Our Voices, the fourth chapter of his ongoing series “The Day May Break,” turns his empathetic lens towards the often-unseen plight of displaced
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Interview with featured photographer Alana Perino
Alana Perino’s photographic work delves into the complex, layered narrative of their family’s history within the confines of a dimly lit apartment, a space imbued with both beauty and fragility. Perino is the featured photographer for Issue #130: Inhabit. For this issue and exhibition, artists were asked to present work which is about the place
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Location: Online Type: Featured Photographer, Interview

Book Review: Close to the Bayou by Dimitri Staszewski
Close to the Bayou is a tribute to the power of artmaking in the face of mortality, and explores the enduring legacy of what is passed along in the process. Dimitri Staszewski’s work explores the complex dynamics of male intimacy, the isolation of illness, the profound bond of mentorship, and the experience of cancer. It
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Location: Online Type: Book Review
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